The ancient sport is described as being in a crisis as it grapples with several issues, including high attrition rates ...

The Japan Sumo Association announced on November 2 that tickets for the entire 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, starting November 10 at Fukuoka International Center, have sold out. This marks the ...

Onosato, right, defeats Oho on the second day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in the southwestern city of Fukuoka on Nov. 11, 2024. (Mainichi/Tomohisa Yazu ...

Sumo is one of Japan's most iconic sports, but few know the story of its origins. Katsuragi City in Nara Prefecture is ...

This is the astonishing and hilarious moment that has gone viral after a 16-year-old wrestler beat a sumo opponent more than ...

Sumo is a cultural event in Japan. Tournaments last days, taking part in the most prestigious venues; the winners of such tournaments are treated like master craftsmen. The top sumo wrestlers in Japan ...

Oho, right, defeats Kotozakura on Day 3 of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2024. (Kyodo) FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Rank-and-file ...

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Yokozuna Grand Champion Terunofuji will be absent from competition for the second straight Grand Sumo Tournament in Japan, as he nurses his injured knees. Terunofuji's name was missing from the ...

With the official rankings announced for the November Grand Sumo Tournament, scheduled to open on November 10 at Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Ozeki Onosato expressed his ambitions for the upcoming event.

Hobbled yokozuna Hakuho pulled out of the November Grand Sumo Tournament that starts on Nov. 8, still not fully recovered from knee surgery in August. After his right knee was diagnosed as ...

Born Serhii Sokolovskyi in Melitopol, southern Ukraine, Shishi started wrestling at a young age and switched to sumo at 15. He made his debut in Japan in the spring tournament of 2020. Two years ...